Easingwold
Encyclopedia
Easingwold is a small market town and a civil parish in North Yorkshire
, England
. It has a population of 4,233.
It is located 13 miles (20.9 km) north of York
, at the foot of the Howardian Hills
.
The name of Easingwold is Anglo Saxon
in origin. King John
had a hunting lodge there and the royal Forest of Galtres
once surrounded the area.
The town was bypassed by the A19
in November 1994. Easingwold school is the largest in the surrounding area and has around 1,300 pupils. Easingwold also has a primary school.
There are also several pubs in Easingwold and plenty of shops.
Easingwold is served by several buses to nearby villages, towns and the City of York.
The Cabinet Office
have their Emergency Planning College
at The Hawkhills, Easingwold.
, which is now a specialist Language College
and a pupil roll of around 1,300 pupils.
Easingwold Community Primary School is a local authority school with a school roll of around 324 pupils.
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It has a population of 4,233.
It is located 13 miles (20.9 km) north of York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
, at the foot of the Howardian Hills
Howardian Hills
The Howardian Hills form an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in North Yorkshire, England. located between the Yorkshire Wolds, the North York Moors National Park and the Vale of York. The AONB includes farmland, wooded rolling countryside, villages and historic houses with parkland...
.
The name of Easingwold is Anglo Saxon
Old English language
Old English or Anglo-Saxon is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons and their descendants in parts of what are now England and southeastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century...
in origin. King John
John of England
John , also known as John Lackland , was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death...
had a hunting lodge there and the royal Forest of Galtres
Forest of Galtres
The royal Forest of Galtres was established by the Norman kings of England in North Yorkshire, to the north of the county town of York, extending right to its very walls.. The main settlement within the royal forest was the market village of Easingwold, but in 1316 the forest comprised 60 villages...
once surrounded the area.
The town was bypassed by the A19
A19 road
The A19 is a major road in England running approximately parallel to and east of the A1 road, although the two roads meet at the northern end of the A19, the two roads originally met at the southern end of the A19 in Doncaster but the old route of the A1 was changed to the A638. From Sunderland...
in November 1994. Easingwold school is the largest in the surrounding area and has around 1,300 pupils. Easingwold also has a primary school.
There are also several pubs in Easingwold and plenty of shops.
Easingwold is served by several buses to nearby villages, towns and the City of York.
The Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office
The Cabinet Office is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for supporting the Prime Minister and Cabinet of the United Kingdom....
have their Emergency Planning College
Emergency Planning College
The Emergency Planning College is situated at the heart of Government, within the Civil Contingencies Secretariat of the Cabinet Office....
at The Hawkhills, Easingwold.
Education
Easingwold has its own secondary school Easingwold SchoolEasingwold School
Easingwold School is a mixed, comprehensive 11-18 school in Easingwold, North Yorkshire, England. The school has specialist Language College status and has approximately 1,500 students, including the Sixth Form, located on site....
, which is now a specialist Language College
Language College
Language Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, modern foreign languages...
and a pupil roll of around 1,300 pupils.
Easingwold Community Primary School is a local authority school with a school roll of around 324 pupils.